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Show Railroads Are Stumped by Huge Size of Shipments Twice in recent years the railroads rail-roads have been unable to accept pieces of freight for transportation because of their large size, says Colliers. In one case, a giant oil tank had to be towed from Hoboken up the Hudson and through the New York state barge canal and the Great Lakes to Chicago. In the other case, the large pipes for Boulder Dam, owing to their 30-foot diameter, dia-meter, had to be fabricated at the site in a plant erected for the purpose. |